diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/settings_menu.test.tsx b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/settings_menu.test.tsx
index ab15ebd5a47c7..f867e6093c847 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/settings_menu.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/settings_menu.test.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { renderWithReduxStore } from '../mocks';
 import { SettingsMenu } from './settings_menu';
-import { screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 
 describe('settings menu', () => {
@@ -41,17 +41,6 @@ describe('settings menu', () => {
     };
   };
 
-  afterEach(() => {
-    onCloseMock.mockClear();
-  });
-
-  it('should call onClose when popover closes after toggling', async () => {
-    const { toggleAutoApply } = renderSettingsMenu();
-    await toggleAutoApply();
-
-    await waitFor(() => expect(onCloseMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
-  });
-
   it('should toggle auto-apply', async () => {
     const { toggleAutoApply, isAutoApplyOn } = renderSettingsMenu();
 
diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/settings_menu.tsx b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/settings_menu.tsx
index 09eb90be2c3c7..4f6cd8af6f15b 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/settings_menu.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/lens/public/app_plugin/settings_menu.tsx
@@ -44,14 +44,13 @@ export function SettingsMenu({
   const dispatch = useLensDispatch();
 
   const toggleAutoApply = useCallback(() => {
-    onClose();
     writeToStorage(
       new Storage(localStorage),
       AUTO_APPLY_DISABLED_STORAGE_KEY,
       String(autoApplyEnabled)
     );
     dispatch(autoApplyEnabled ? disableAutoApply() : enableAutoApply());
-  }, [dispatch, autoApplyEnabled, onClose]);
+  }, [dispatch, autoApplyEnabled]);
 
   return (
     <EuiWrappingPopover